The Reagan National Defense Survey found that 62% of Americans who answered the survey back Ukraine over Russia, with majorities of both Republicans and Democrats aligning behind Kyiv (Kiev). That’s not a surprise. Of course most Americans want Ukraine to win if it were possible.
Support for sending U.S. weapons has climbed as well, rising nine percentage points to 64% compared to last year.
Mike Pence Twists a Survey Ever So Subtly
Mike Pence promoted it, claiming “A widening majority of Americans want Ukraine to defeat Russia and support sending U.S. weapons to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s country.“
Nowhere in the survey does it address “defeating Russia” and what it would take to do so.
Wanting to defeat Russia doesn’t mean they want to send their sons and daughters to die over there for an endless war. That’s what it would take. We have already done that.
Poll: Strong, Bipartisan US Support for Ukraine Over Russia | https://t.co/iy21UAldIr
“A widening majority of Americans want Ukraine to defeat Russia and support sending U.S. weapons to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s country.“🇺🇸🇺🇦 https://t.co/mAS3rXBLNF
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) December 6, 2025
However, only 45% support full territorial liberation:
How much this opinion is affected by the media, I can’t say. Do the survey respondents know the push by many in Europe is to send Americans to fight in Ukraine?
“Overall, our Ukraine numbers have shifted across the board toward more support,” Rachel Hoff, policy director for the Ronald Reagan Institute, told reporters Monday, Defense One reported.
Almost all the aid comes from the US. Some European countries do nothing.
“Across other questions that we have in the poll, they perceive Russia as an adversary. They perceive Ukraine as an ally.” That’s not a surprise either.
The Reagan survey comes from the Reagan Foundation and the Board of Trustees includes people like Paul Ryan and Condoleezza Rice.
It also found 87% believe the U.S. military should be the most powerful globally. Pete Hegseth just announced that’s what they are doing as a deterrent.
A Gallup poll in March found that 46% of Americans want to do more for Ukraine. The Reagan survey seems to be more a measure of what the respondents would like if they could have everything they wanted.
A Partial Conclusion from the Survey shows that majorities want us all over the world with a greater focus on the Western Hemisphere and securing the homeland.
The 2025 Reagan National Defense Survey shows that the American people continue to favor peace through strength and active U.S. engagement in the world. Majorities want the United States to take the lead in international affairs, believe American military superiority is essential, and support a force sized to deter and, if necessary, win conflicts against more than one major adversary at a time.
They also back concrete defense investments: from the Golden Dome missile defense system to expanded manufacturing and shipbuilding capacity. Around the world, Americans want to reinforce, not retreat from, U.S. global interests and commitments. Support for aiding Ukraine and defending Taiwan has grown, along with approval of NATO and Article V commitments. Americans see alliances as important to U.S. security, even as many also favor a greater focus on the Western Hemisphere and securing the homeland.
This sounds like they think we have money. We are deeply in debt. However, it looks like this is what Donald Trump is trying to do to some degree while trying to end the ugly wars around the world.
All those favoring war are last ones you’ll see on the front lines.
IT makes no sense to want Ukraine to win, since they never had a chance, have lost, and winning would mean WW3. I can characterize the survey as wanting WW3.
Neocons have no agenda except constant war. I’ve come to believe there is no joy in their lives except people being killed in pointless wars, such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
A little off topic, it’s a long video. but if you value your vote, you’ll want to watch it.
The guests posture that the US was being run by a Venezuelan cartel government, at least until President Trump was reelected.
Computer machinations stealing 2020 election.
STOLEN ELECTIONS with Gary Berntsen & Ralph Pezzullo. Lara Logan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA9OCusr64A
I favor neither Russia nor Ukraine, as both regimes are thoroughly corrupt and evil. Ukraine collaborated with the equally corrupt Bidung regime to launder US military aid, then kick much of it back to crooked Democrat (and probably RINO) US politicians. America should send no more aid of any kind to Ukraine.
I mostly agree because it seems that aid is stolen goes in the pockets of corrupt people. However, a day may come that humanitarian aid, such as provided for Germany after WW2, may become necessary. Such aid should only be given in the US actually administers (distributes) the aid.